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Splurged on a $200 chef's knife and it's great but my $15 kiwi blade still gets more use
So I finally upgraded my knife game last spring and bought a nice Wusthof chef's knife for about $200. It feels solid and cuts through squash like butter, no lie. But here's the thing, whenever I'm prepping a quick dinner after work I keep grabbing my beat up $15 Kiwi knife from the Asian market. It's lighter and I don't feel bad about hacking through chicken bones with it. Now I'm wondering if the expensive knife was a waste or if I just haven't broken it in yet. Who else has spent money on kitchen gear that should be a game changer but ended up sitting in the drawer?
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noah8801mo ago
Lots of people miss that a light knife actually makes you faster at most everyday tasks. That heavy German steel is great for hard veggies but it slows you down when you're just dicing onions or slicing bell peppers. Kiwi blades are thin and nimble so they basically become an extension of your hand after a week of use. My Wusthof gets pulled out maybe twice a month now while my cheap Kiwi lives on the magnetic strip lol.
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joseph9321mo agoMost Upvoted
Bought a Kiwi after hearing about them. Immediate regret. Not because it's bad. Because I realized I've been wrestling a heavy German knife for years like some kinda showoff. My wife laughed at me. She's been using a plastic handled dollar store knife that's even lighter. Now I'm the last one to finish chopping every time. Knew I should have just stuck with the cheap stuff.
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spencer_hayes711mo ago
Same exact thing happened to me. I spent like two years thinking my hand was cramping because I was getting old or something but nope it was just my stupid heavy chef knife. Got a Kiwi after seeing some random post and now I hardly ever touch my fancy stuff either. The thin blade glides through onions so smooth I feel like I'm cheating. My wife grabbed it one time for prep and then basically claimed it as hers, had to buy a second one to keep the peace in the house. It's wild how much easier cooking is when your knife isn't fighting against you every single cut.
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